Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.

Description

Venue

The Republican National Committee met on 2/16/1940 to set the date of the national convention. They had hoped to meet after the Democratic National Convention, so that the delegates would have the option of responding to the Democratic national ticket. However, when the Democratic National Committee met to make the arrangements, it did not set a date. The Republicans chose Philadelphia as their convention city (66 votes) following a tussle with Chicago (30 votes); two votes were cast for Fargo ND. Philadelphia had "sweetened" the pot by offering $200,000 plus free use of its Convention Hall [NYT 2/17/1940].

The Republican National Committee met on 2/16/1940 to set the date of the national convention. They had hoped to meet after the Democratic National Convention, so that the delegates would have the option of responding to the Democratic national ticket. However, when the Democratic National Committee met to make the arrangements, it did not set a date. The Republicans chose Philadelphia as their convention city (66 votes) following a tussle with Chicago (30 votes); two votes were cast for Fargo ND. Philadelphia had "sweetened" the pot by offering $200,000 plus free use of its Convention Hall [NYT 2/17/1940].

Presidential Balloting, RNC 1940

Contender: Ballot

1st

2d

3d

4th

5th

6th before shifts

6th after shifts

Wendell L. Willkie

105

171

259

306

429

655

998

Robert A. Taft

189

203

212

254

377

318

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Thomas E. Dewey

360

338

315

250

57

11

--

Arthur H. Vandenberg

76

73

72

61

42

--

--

Arthur H. James

74

66

59

56

59

--

--

Joseph Martin

44

26

--

--

--

--

--

Hanford MacNider

34

34

28

26

4

--

--

Frank E. Gannett

33

30

11

4

1

1

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Herbert C. Hoover

17

21

32

31

20

10

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H. Styles Bridges

28

9

1

1

--

--

--

Scattering/Blank

40

29

11

11

11

5

2

Shift on Fifth Ballot:

Red states voted for Willkie, blue states for Taft, white states for others. Lighter color indicates a shift from the 4th ballot. Note that the collapse of Dewey's candidacy benefitted both Willkie and Taft.